Start Mass Production

-ADVICS Yunfu Automobile Parts Co., Ltd., ADVICS’ new subsidiary in Yunfu, Guangdong, started mass production in October, 2013. The subsidiary produces disc brake components and motorcycle brakes. It expects to supply about 100,000 automotive brake rotors and calipers per month mainly for Nissan-affiliated companies. CNY 150 million was invested in the first phase of the construction project to complete a plant with a total floor area of 18,000 square meters. The facility is expected to manufacture products worth CNY 600 million per year. (From news releases issued by multiple sources on October 30, 2013)

Contracts

-The Company supplied AT or MT for the following vehicles:

-6-speed manual mode AT for Besturn B70 (FAW Car, senior sedan)
-6-speed manual mode AT for CS 75 (Changan Automobile, full-size SUV) 

-6-speed manual mode AT for Besturn B90 (FAW Car, senior sedan)

-6-speed manual mode AT for Eado (Changan Automobile, middle-class sedan)

-5-speed MT or 4-speed AT for Oley (FAW Car)

-5-speed MT or 4-speed AT "i-Super" for Yaris (GAC Toyota)
-AT "i-Super" for Vios (Tianjin FAW Toyota)

-6-speed manual mode AT for Zhishang XT (Changan Automobile, sport hatchback)

-AT for Trumpchi GA3 (GAC Motor, middle-class sedan)
-6-speed manual mode AT for Luxgen 5 Sedan (Dongfeng Yulon Motor, compact-class sedan)

-6-speed manual mode AT for Besturn X80 (FAW Car, urban SUV)

-6-speed manual mode AT for Raeton (Changan Automobile, midsize and high-end sedan)
-4-speed AT for Fengshen S30 (Dongfeng Motor, sedan)

-4-speed manual mode AT for CS35 (Changan Automoblie, SUV)

Off the Production Line

-AW Suzhou Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Aisin AW, started producing automatic transmissions for GAC Toyota on November 26, 2013. (From a press release, November 26, 2013)

-AW Suzhou Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Aisin AW, released its first automatic transmission system off its production line on September 24, 2013. The product will be supplied to Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor. (From a press release on September 24, 2013)

Awards

-Aisin AW Co., Ltd. has received the Outstanding Cooperation Award from Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor Co., Ltd., (GAGM) for its contribution to the development of an automatic transmission (AT) for GAGM's own brand vehicles. Aisin AW wins this award for the second year running. (From a press release on July 17, 2012)

-Aisin AW Co., Ltd. announced that it has received the Outstanding Contribution Award from FAW Car for the third consecutive year. (From a press release on February 8, 2012)

R&D Structure

Name	Main business	Location	Year established
AW Suzhou Technical Center Co., Ltd	Design and develop automatic transmissions	Jiangsu Suzhou	2012
Aisin (Nantong) Technical Center of China Co., Ltd	Design and develop vehicle body parts	Jiangsu Nantong	2011
Advics Changzhou Administration Co., Ltd	Develop brake system	Jiangsu Changzhou	2011

Domestic Incestment

-Takaoka Lioho (Yunfu) Industries Co., Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd., held an opening ceremony in Foshan, Guangdong Province on May 14, 2013. A total of CNY 360 million was invested in the first phase of the construction project. The new facility, which will produce engine parts and brake components, plans to increase the number of its product items to 20 by the end of 2013. The subsidiary will be capable of producing 2,500 tons of cast parts and 300,000 units of machined components each month. (From a press release on May 15, 2013)

-Aisin AW announced that the company and FAW will invest an additional USD 180 million in Tianjin AW Automatic Transmission Co., Ltd., their joint-venture company in Tianjin, China. The fund will be used in the construction of an additional factory to expand the joint venture’s production capacity. The new facility will have a total floor area of 28,000 square meters on 46,000 square meters of land. When the construction is completed, it will produce automatic transmission parts and supply them to AW Tianjin Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (From a press release on March 28, 2013)

-ADVICS Yunfu Automobile Parts Co., Ltd., Advics’ subsidiary in Yunfu, Guangdong, broke ground for its new plant on July 18, 2012. Advics is investing approximately 150 million yen in the facility, which is due completion in the first half of 2013 to manufacture brake products for Toyota and other Japanese automakers. (From news releases issued by multiple sources on July 18, 2012)